Acorn TV has released the trailer for Ellis, the highly-anticipated new detective drama starring three-time Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Sharon D Clarke.
From the looks of the trailer, Ellis is as noir as any cop show out of Scandinavia.
Starring the award-winning Sharon D Clarke (Showtrial, Lost Boys & Fairies, Rocketman), Ellis is a chilling new crime drama series that follows DCI Ellis (Clarke), a tenacious cop who is parachuted into failing investigations.
Each of the three ninety-minute episodes sees Ellis, accompanied by her right-hand man, DS Harper (Andrew Gower, The Winter King, Carnival Row, Outlander), arrive at a different local police station, where she must win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she’s come to solve. As a Black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but remains focused on her work as a first-class murder detective, fueled by a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.
Ellis, an Acorn TV Original, premieres in the US and Canada on Monday, November 4, exclusively on Acorn TV. New feature-length episodes will be released on Mondays, November 11 and November 18.
From Company Pictures, in association with Northern Ireland Screen, Ellis was commissioned for Acorn TV by Catherine Mackin, Managing Director of Acorn Media Enterprises (AME), who also executive produces alongside Bea Tammer, AME’s Director of Development. The series was ordered for Channel 5 by Sebastian Cardwell, Deputy Chief Content Officer, Paramount UK, and Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor, Drama, Channel 5 and Paramount+. Executive producers for Company Pictures are Michele Buck and Lucy Raffety, with producer Chris Martin and writers Paul Logue and Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre. International distribution will be handled by All3 Media International.
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